The Senate convened at 3:00 PM.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on the following nominations:

  1. Benjamin J. Cheeks, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
  2. Serena Raquel Murillo, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

Cloture invoked, 83-12: Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur with respect to the House message accompanying H.R.5009, (National Defense Authorization Act).

The Senate stands in recess until 10:00am on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.

Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur with respect to the House message accompanying H.R.5009, (National Defense Authorization Act), post-cloture.

The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.

Roll call votes are possible during Tuesday’s session but are not yet scheduled.

The Senate adjourned at 7:16pm.

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Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m.

It will be in order for Senator Kaine, or his designee, to make a motion to discharge the Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of S.J. Res. 98, a joint resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.

If made, at 11:00 a.m., the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to discharge S.J. Res. 98.

Following the S.J. Res. 98 vote, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Alexander C. Van Hook to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.

At 1:45 p.m. the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of the Van Hook nomination.